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![September 2018 5/9/2018 4 scenarios by RBC Capital Markets (1) Waiting Game Oil price neutral. Iran honors its commitments under the nuclear deal attempting to wait out the Trump administration. […]](https://crudeoilpeak.info/wp-content/uploads/Iran-crude-condensate_exports_Mar2016-Aug2018-36x36.jpg "Iran Update")
Iran Update
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![Part 2 Eraring, Mt Piper, Vales Pt Introduction: The NSW government is selling Snowy Hydro to the Federal Government, thereby demonstrating beyond doubt that it is abrogating its duty of […]](https://crudeoilpeak.info/wp-content/uploads/Eraring1_Jan2018-RG-36x36.jpg "NSW coal power maxed out in hot summer (part 2)")
NSW coal power maxed out in hot summer (part 2)
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![This article is about a paper I handed over to former Prime Minister Howard during a seminar at the Australian Institute of International Affairs on 31/10/2017 Australia in Today’s World […]](https://crudeoilpeak.info/wp-content/uploads/BP_crude_NGL_production_by_region_2000_2016-36x36.jpg "Howard’s Energy Policy Failure 2004")
Howard’s Energy Policy Failure 2004
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![Immigrants to blame for high house prices, businessman Dick Smith claims Mr Smith said “jumbo loads” of immigrants arriving each week were the “main driver” behind the country’s housing affordability […]](https://crudeoilpeak.info/wp-content/uploads/NSW_population_pyramid_1971-2016-36x36.jpg "Sydney would peak at 4.9 million with zero net overseas migration")
Sydney would peak at 4.9 million with zero net overseas migration
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![This article is part 3 of a series on peak oil in the South China Sea. Bloomberg commented on 15/12/2016 that “Trump’s Top Diplomat Would Bring Complex History With China […]](https://crudeoilpeak.info/wp-content/uploads/Vietnam_gas_production_by_field_1991-2015-36x36.jpg "Exxon plans to produce gas close to China’s 9 dash line claim")
Exxon plans to produce gas close to China’s 9 dash line claim
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![In part 2 of this series we continue our excursion into Sydney’s rail world and look at whether this city spends its rail money wisely to prepare for an age […]](https://crudeoilpeak.info/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/Railcorp_ATP_briefing-36x36.jpg "Sydney mismanages transition to driver-less single deck trains (part 2)")
Sydney mismanages transition to driver-less single deck trains (part 2)
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![Contents: (1) Epping – Chatswood tunnel conversion works proposed (2) Removal of tracks at Epping and Chatswood (3) Operational flexibility reduced (4) Removal of signalling What can the world […]](https://crudeoilpeak.info/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/Tangara_Sydney_Central_via_Macquarie_Park-Dec2014-36x36.jpg "Sydney plans to dismantle rail infrastructure built just 6 years ago (part 1)")
Sydney plans to dismantle rail infrastructure built just 6 years ago (part 1)
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![A sustainable city is foremost an energy thrifty city with a minimum of energy used for transport. A good example is the 1976 master plan for Dodoma in Tanzania, an […]](https://crudeoilpeak.info/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/community_316ha-36x36.jpg "Sustainable Cities Master Plan")
Sustainable Cities Master Plan
26 August 2009 9:00 AM | No Comments
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![MSO =Minimum (Fuel) Stock Obligation Summary list of questions After last week’s MSO update a number of questions still remain open: An order of 3 cargos of jet fuel (100 […]](https://crudeoilpeak.info/wp-content/uploads/Tankers-on-way-vs-arrivals-7Mar-6June.jpg "Many open questions after Australia’s 6 June MSO update")
Many open questions after Australia’s 6 June MSO update
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![Saturday is fuel security day. 30 May 2026 with data from 26/5/26 (1) It knocks off with the publication of the following graph between 8-9 am: Fig 1: Weekly MSO […]](https://crudeoilpeak.info/wp-content/uploads/Australian-fuel-orders-incl-extra-4Apr-30May-2026.jpg "Forward diesel orders continue to decline and require a 16 % saving in the coming months")
Forward diesel orders continue to decline and require a 16 % saving in the coming months
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![Australian diesel import update March 2026 In the previous post it was highlighted that forward diesel orders (19 May 2026) were at 2,350 ML per month. If the geopolitical situation […]](https://crudeoilpeak.info/wp-content/uploads/Australia-diesel-imports-vs-forward-orders-19May26.jpg "Australia may have to save 10 % of diesel for the 2nd half of the year 2026")
Australia may have to save 10 % of diesel for the 2nd half of the year 2026
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![(1) Forward Orders Press conference, Sydney, New South Wales 23 May 2026 CHRIS BOWEN: Thanks for coming, everyone. I’m very pleased today to give the weekly Saturday petrol update. … We […]](https://crudeoilpeak.info/wp-content/uploads/Australia-diesel-tank-use-3-Mar-19May2026.jpg "Australian forward fuel orders dropped a 2nd week while diesel stock at maximum")
Australian forward fuel orders dropped a 2nd week while diesel stock at maximum
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![This post turns information given to the media into easily understandable time line graphs. It includes implied and inconvenient facts the Energy Minister did not mention in: Press conference – […]](https://crudeoilpeak.info/wp-content/uploads/Australian-fuel-orders-excl-extra-4Apr-16May-2026.jpg "Australian forward fuel orders dopped by 12 % from previous week")
Australian forward fuel orders dopped by 12 % from previous week
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![Same procedure every Saturday. First, a new chart appears on the DCCEEW website Fig 1: New weekly MSO chart for Tuesday, 28 Apr 2026 https://www.dcceew.gov.au/energy/security/australias-fuel-security/minimum-stockholding-obligation/statistics On this basis we can […]](https://crudeoilpeak.info/wp-content/uploads/Tankers-Coral-Sea-10May26.jpg "Floating offshore diesel storage in Australian EEZ")
Floating offshore diesel storage in Australian EEZ
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![On 2nd May the Australian Energy Minister released new data on fuel stocks, past tanker arrivals and tankers on the way. This MSO chart was published Saturday morning Fig 1: […]](https://crudeoilpeak.info/wp-content/uploads/Shiploads-received-vs-fuel-stocks-3Mar-28Apr26.jpg "Australia needs a higher number of tankers to meet fuel import requirements")
Australia needs a higher number of tankers to meet fuel import requirements
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![This post will show how the Australian government has introduced new dimensions in oil statistics which will hopefully lead to the dawning of the Age of “let the diesel in”. […]](https://crudeoilpeak.info/wp-content/uploads/Australian-fuel-orders-Apr-2026.jpg "Australia’s 5th Dimension in securing diesel supplies")
Australia’s 5th Dimension in securing diesel supplies
30 April 2026 12:16 PM | No Comments -
![Remember this: 15/4/26 ABC News finance report, including a picture of the “armada” of diesel tankers heading for Australia: Fig 1: Diesel Armada heading for Australia https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-04-15/wednesday-finance-with-alan-kohler/106568156 Just as NORD […]](https://crudeoilpeak.info/wp-content/uploads/Diesel-tankers-from-US-Apr-May26.jpg "Alan Kohler’s Diesel Armada has hit Sydney")
Alan Kohler’s Diesel Armada has hit Sydney
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![An update to the Minimum Stockholding Obligation has been published today: Fig 1: Chart published by the DCCEEW https://www.dcceew.gov.au/energy/security/australias-fuel-security/minimum-stockholding-obligation/statistics#download …and presented by the Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Energy Minister […]](https://crudeoilpeak.info/wp-content/uploads/Comparison-MSO-APS-stock-levels-14Apr2026.jpg "Australian diesel stocks stabilized mid April 2026")
Australian diesel stocks stabilized mid April 2026
18 April 2026 3:46 PM | No Comments
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Many open questions after Australia’s 6 June MSO update
MSO =Minimum (Fuel) Stock Obligation Summary list of questions After last week’s MSO update a number of questions still remain open: An order of 3 cargos of jet fuel (100 […]
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![Welcome to the Asian century. As the Caltex refinery in Sydney will close in 2014, Caltex will get its fuel from Chevron with refineries in Singapore, Thailand and South Korea. […]](https://crudeoilpeak.info/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/Kurnell-closed-115x115.jpg "After Sydney refinery closure, Caltex to import fuel from Chevron’s shrinking sales")
After Sydney refinery closure, Caltex to import fuel from Chevron’s shrinking sales
Posted on July 27, 2012 | No CommentsWelcome to the Asian century. As the Caltex refinery in Sydney will close in 2014, Caltex will get its fuel from Chevron with refineries in Singapore, Thailand and South Korea. […] -
![This is easy to check. From the Geoscience Australia website (GA – Oil and Gas Resources of Australia – OGRA) we add total reserves (proved and probable = 2P) for […]](https://crudeoilpeak.info/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/BP_Stat_Review_proved_reserves_vs_GA_proven_and_probable_reserves_1980_2011-115x115.jpg "BP Statistical Review 2012 Part 2 Australia proved oil reserves overreported by a factor of 2")
BP Statistical Review 2012 Part 2 Australia proved oil reserves overreported by a factor of 2
Posted on July 25, 2012 | No CommentsThis is easy to check. From the Geoscience Australia website (GA – Oil and Gas Resources of Australia – OGRA) we add total reserves (proved and probable = 2P) for […] -
![Summary Brisconnections’ Airport Link is based on a financing model with increasing debt until 2026 and repayment of debt only after 2035. In the context of the evolving debt crisis […]](https://crudeoilpeak.info/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/AirportLink_Bowen_Hills-115x115.jpg "Brisbane Airport Link: another tollway miracle of growing debt and assumed traffic growth (part 1)")
Brisbane Airport Link: another tollway miracle of growing debt and assumed traffic growth (part 1)
Posted on July 6, 2012 | No CommentsSummary Brisconnections’ Airport Link is based on a financing model with increasing debt until 2026 and repayment of debt only after 2035. In the context of the evolving debt crisis […] -
![Do it yourself. This takes 2 minutes. Australian government web site. CLICK 1 Type in google the search word “Geoscience Australia” CLICK 2 Click on http://www.ga.gov.au/ CLICK 3 Click on […]](https://crudeoilpeak.info/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/Australian_EDR_of_crude_oil_Produced_Remaining_1982_2010_trend_2020-115x115.jpg "10 mouse clicks to calculate Australian crude oil depletion of 83 per cent")
10 mouse clicks to calculate Australian crude oil depletion of 83 per cent
Posted on June 25, 2012 | No CommentsDo it yourself. This takes 2 minutes. Australian government web site. CLICK 1 Type in google the search word “Geoscience Australia” CLICK 2 Click on http://www.ga.gov.au/ CLICK 3 Click on […] -
![The Pocahontas tollway South of Richmond, Virginia, is the latest example how the combination of embellished traffic projections and a weak economy – caused by high oil prices – have […]](https://crudeoilpeak.info/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/Pocahontas_tollway_traffic_actual_vs_projected_gasoline_prices_2002_2012-115x115.jpg "Ghost traffic on US tollway hits peak oil ignorant banks and investors")
Ghost traffic on US tollway hits peak oil ignorant banks and investors
Posted on June 21, 2012 | No CommentsThe Pocahontas tollway South of Richmond, Virginia, is the latest example how the combination of embellished traffic projections and a weak economy – caused by high oil prices – have […] -
![Graphs prepared using data from the BP Statistical Review 2012 http://www.bp.com/sectionbodycopy.do?categoryId=7500&contentId=7068481 (1) Discrepancies BP data show oil consumption being higher than oil production. The discrepancy has been growing from 1998 […]](https://crudeoilpeak.info/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/BP_Stat_Review_2012_Production_Deficit_1987_2011-115x115.jpg "BP Statistical Review 2012 Analysis Part 1 Discrepancies and Peak Exports")
BP Statistical Review 2012 Analysis Part 1 Discrepancies and Peak Exports
Posted on June 14, 2012 | No CommentsGraphs prepared using data from the BP Statistical Review 2012 http://www.bp.com/sectionbodycopy.do?categoryId=7500&contentId=7068481 (1) Discrepancies BP data show oil consumption being higher than oil production. The discrepancy has been growing from 1998 […] -
![From the Economist’s website: global public debt has reached $US 45 trillion. http://www.economist.com/content/global_debt_clock We compare the stacked debt curves with the NYMEX oil price: The steep rise of both debt […]](https://crudeoilpeak.info/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/Global_debt_clock_4_June_2012-115x115.jpg "Global debt and oil prices")
Global debt and oil prices
Posted on June 4, 2012 | No CommentsFrom the Economist’s website: global public debt has reached $US 45 trillion. http://www.economist.com/content/global_debt_clock We compare the stacked debt curves with the NYMEX oil price: The steep rise of both debt […] -
![Impressions from a train trip Sydney – Armidale in year #8 of peak oil and 8 years away from Hansen’s deadline on coal. 3 car Country Link train arriving at […]](https://crudeoilpeak.info/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/NSW_railway_time_stopped_dead_at_midnight_Armidale-115x115.jpg "NSW regional railway clock stopped at midnight but Hunter coal trains are rolling")
NSW regional railway clock stopped at midnight but Hunter coal trains are rolling
Posted on May 28, 2012 | No CommentsImpressions from a train trip Sydney – Armidale in year #8 of peak oil and 8 years away from Hansen’s deadline on coal. 3 car Country Link train arriving at […] -
![In April 2011 the IMF predicted oil prices – at that time US$ 80 – would increase by 60% within a year, i.e. US$ 128. Actual oil prices in April […]](https://crudeoilpeak.info/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/World_oil_production_IEA_WEO_IMF_WP12109_to_2021-115x115.jpg "IMF team warns of global economy entering uncharted territory with US$ 180 a barrel in 2021")
IMF team warns of global economy entering uncharted territory with US$ 180 a barrel in 2021
Posted on May 20, 2012 | No CommentsIn April 2011 the IMF predicted oil prices – at that time US$ 80 – would increase by 60% within a year, i.e. US$ 128. Actual oil prices in April […] -
![The following graph shows the changes in global crude oil production since January 2001. This start year is being used to make the graph comparable to previous graphs which were […]](https://crudeoilpeak.info/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/Incremental_crude_World_2001_Jan2012-115x115.jpg "Incremental crude oil production update January 2012")
Incremental crude oil production update January 2012
Posted on May 17, 2012 | No CommentsThe following graph shows the changes in global crude oil production since January 2001. This start year is being used to make the graph comparable to previous graphs which were […]
